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Why XCOM: Enemy Unknown Should Be Game of the Year
April 16, 2015 Location: Sapporo, Japan Operation: Extraterrestrial Terrorism Response Codename: Lost Spark Mission Parameters: Failure will result in the immediate loss of resources and support from Japan. This would deal a devastating blow to the XCOM project. Project Goal: Save the Earth, and all who call it home. This mission, which comes from a…
By Owen Good Published January 4, 2013 -
This Winnie The Pooh Game Is Way Too Difficult For Kids
I hope you don’t have any fond memories of the Hundred Acre Wood, because they’re all about to be replaced with white knuckled frustration when you play Winnie The Pooh Home Run Derby. It’s the Disney-produced children’s flash game that’s so difficult, you just might smash your monitor. Taking up residence on Yahoo Japan’s “Disney…
By Holden Miller Published January 4, 2013 -
Miiverse Moments: Pro Bass Pizza Wisdom
The Miiverse on the Wii U can be a terrifying & wonderful place. We here at Kotaku feel like it deserves a little more attention. So in that vein, we’re starting a series called Miiverse Moments, where we shine a spotlight on the good, the bad and the weird of Nintendo’s social media platform. Today’s…
By Chris Person Published January 4, 2013 -
Patricia’s Top Ten Games of 2012
Last year was likely the weirdest year I’ve had, gaming wise. Sure, I played my share of big-budget titles, and some of these were surprisingly good. But I also started playing most of my games on PC—and because of that, I became privy to a world of amazing, sometimes absurd, sometimes very personal indie games.…
By Patricia Hernandez Published January 4, 2013 -
The First Week in Gaming Apps of 2013, Brought to You By a Terrible Stomach Virus
Welcome to 2013, the year that shall go down in history as the one that started with every being in my household violently expelling substances out of every orifice imaginable. That’s my fancy way of saying the this one’s going to be a short one. My wife, two 18-month-old boys and I were given the…
By Mike Fahey Published January 4, 2013 -
Evan’s Top Ten Games of 2012
Like my colleagues, I had to come to grips with a lot of games this year. Some of them made me feel like video games as a medium did a significant amount of evolving in the last twelve months. But this list—in no particular order—assembles the games that captivated me while playing them and that…
By Evan Narcisse Published January 4, 2013 -
Microsoft Cracks Down On Unauthorized Halo-Branded Bullets
Any serious gamer who was watching the Discovery Channel’s “Dual Survival” show earlier this week may have recognized the logo that appeared on a box of bullets that were briefly featured in the episode. The box had the words “Halo-Point” on it, written in the font used for Halo, the phenomenally popular M-rated Xbox and…
By Stephen Totilo Published January 4, 2013 -
Don’t Let the Limecat Fool You, This is One Kick-Ass Free-to-Play First-Person Shooter
Do you miss the early days of first-person shooters, when everyone was pretty much equal and the little guy had a chance of coming out on top? I just played a Free for All match of Offensive Combat, dropped in after the round had already started and still managed to win by one kill—and I…
By Mike Fahey Published January 4, 2013 -
Maybe What Far Cry 3’s Story Needs Is Something Crazy Like Mass Effect’s Indoctrination Theory
Oh, how we try to fix Far Cry 3. Despite noble intentions, everything about the actual story and writing is terrible and shallow. Kirk had an idea about how to fix it: make it so that Jason Brody turns out to be Vaas! But maybe that idea ain’t crazy enough. We need even more insanity.…
By Patricia Hernandez Published January 4, 2013 -
Why Boss Battles Matter
So I’m fighting this giant eyeball. I don’t know why it’s an eyeball—I guess it’s a demon or something, but I don’t know why it takes the shape of a giant eyeball—or why it’s surrounded by colored tiles, or why it keeps emitting clouds of fog. All I know is that it’s in front of…
By Jason Schreier Published January 4, 2013 -
17 Vatican Virtual Farmers and Other Entertaining FarmVille 2 Stats
They might have lost Kirk Hamilton and Stephen Totilo, but every day eight million other people still hop online to water their virtual crops in Zynga’s social farming sequel, FarmVille 2. According to the first FarmVille 2 Almanac infographic, 17 of those players are playing from the Vatican. I suspect something more sinister afoot. Are…
By Mike Fahey Published January 4, 2013 -
The Donkey Kong Rap, As Performed By Left 4 Dead Zombies
Some people might tell you that Donkey Kong 64 is an awful game. According to 10 year old me (my age the last time I played that game), they’d be wrong. But, hopefully everyone can agree that the Donkey Kong rap is fantastic? Now, take that catchy tune, and add the Left 4 Dead zombies.…
By Patricia Hernandez Published January 4, 2013 -
The Steam Holiday Sale Is Getting An Encore This Weekend
Miss any big deals during the Steam holiday sale that’s been going on for the past couple of weeks? No worries. Valve’s got you covered. This weekend, you’ll get a second shot at some of the bigger deals that have gone down this December/January. Here’s Valve: Gamers will have a final opportunity to get their…
By Jason Schreier Published January 4, 2013 -
Tina’s Top Ten Games Of 2012
Last year was supposed to be the year I got a beast of a PC set up in my tiny apartment. It didn’t end up being that year. 2013 will be, though, PC gods willing. So even though I missed out on games that looked right up my alley—like Hotline Miami or Natural Selection 2…
By Tina Amini Published January 4, 2013 -
We Need The Greatest Generation of Gamers To Save The Future Of Gaming
It used to be so simple. After consoles and PCs emerged from the collapse of arcades as dominant gaming platforms, a contract existed between the gamer and developer: you give me $60 and I give you about 20 hours of fun in a box. This treaty lasted for over 25 years and through seven generations…
By Ralph Barbagallo Published January 4, 2013 -
ChefVille ‘The New Healthy’ Quests: Everything You Need to Know
As ChefVille‘s newest focus is on eating healthy, we’ve been given a new Healthy Eating Station with plenty of healthy cooking options for our virtual customers. Now, have a new set of three “The New Healthy” quests to complete from Ginger. While the Healthy Eating Station does have a lot of healthy options, we already…
by Brandy Shaul | Games.com Published January 4, 2013